Hip-hop artist A$AP Rocky was found not guilty of two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, stemming from a 2021 shooting incident involving a former friend. The verdict, delivered by a Los Angeles jury, spared the 36-year-old rapper, whose legal name is Rakim Mayers, a potential prison sentence of up to 24 years….
Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s bid for the position of African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson ended in defeat after a tightly contested election held on Saturday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Despite a strong start, with Odinga leading the first two rounds of voting, he ultimately lost to Djibouti’s Foreign Affairs Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf in…
James Maddison delivered the decisive blow with a first-half goal to secure a 1-0 win for Tottenham Hotspur over Manchester United at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The victory lifted Spurs into 12th place in the Premier League, just above United, who remain in 15th. Despite dominating possession and creating chances, United were left frustrated as…
Liverpool restored their seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a hard-earned 2-1 win over Wolves at Anfield on Sunday. The victory, which came after a tense second-half performance, gave manager Arne Slot’s side a much-needed bounce back from a week filled with disappointing results. After being denied all three points in…
Danielle Sassoon, the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, resigned Thursday after defying an order from the Trump administration to drop a corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Sassoon’s decision to refuse the order has triggered a wave of resignations from other high-ranking officials, marking the sharpest rebuke…
Pope Francis, 88, has been admitted to Rome’s Policlinico Agostino Gemelli Hospital for diagnostic tests and continued treatment for bronchitis, the Vatican confirmed on February 14. The pontiff’s hospitalization follows reports that he was struggling to speak during his meetings earlier in the day, due to breathing difficulties related to his ongoing illness. The Vatican…
The Houthis have gone through something of a transformation in their reputation since the onset of Israel’s war on Gaza in October 2023. A rebel group from Yemen’s far north, the Houthis had fought the Yemeni government and a Saudi-led coalition for almost a decade, proving a degree of military prowess, but had little ability…
Real Madrid claimed a 3-2 victory over Manchester City in the first leg of their Champions League play-off, with Jude Bellingham scoring a stoppage-time winner. The match saw Real Madrid twice come from behind to snatch the win, leaving City facing an uphill battle ahead of the return leg in Madrid. Erling Haaland put City…
The FBI has announced the discovery of thousands of records related to the assassination of John F Kennedy following searches undertaken to comply with an executive order by United States President Donald Trump. The FBI said on Tuesday that searches had turned up about 2,400 “newly inventoried and digitized records that were previously unrecognized as…
China’s military has accused the United States of engaging in risky behaviour in the Taiwan Strait after two US naval ships transited the international waterway. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said it had monitored the movements of the USS Ralph Johnson, a naval destroyer, and the USNS Bowditch, a survey ship, as they moved…
